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Effects of dietary folate intake on migraine disability and frequency.
Headache - 1 Feb 2015
Menon Saras, Lea Rodney A, Ingle Sarah, Sutherland Michelle, Wee Shirley, Haupt Larisa M, Palmer Michelle, Griffiths Lyn R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Migraine is a highly disabling disease affecting a significant proportion of the Australian population. The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T variant has been associated with increased levels of homocysteine and risk of migraine with aura (MA). Folic acid (FA), vitamin B6 , and B12 supplementation has been previously shown to reduce increased levels of homocysteine and decrease...
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